GHANA COCOA MARKETING BOARD vs. MARTIN A. ATUAHENE

AYEBI, JA 1. In this appeal, the defendant/appellant (referred to as appellant) is challenging the conclusion of the trial court that she is liable to pay the plaintiff/respondent (referred to as respondent) and other colleagues on whose behalf he sued, severance pay for loss of employment with the defendant/appellant in the year 2000. 2. The facts of the case are the usual ones we hear in employer-employee relationship in a staggering economy like ours. The Cocoa Industry which has been the mainstay of our economy since independence is no exception despite its structured organization and management from the grassroot through various agencies. It is trite knowledge that the Agency which buys the cocoa directly from the farmers and hauls it to the port for export was the Produce Buying Agency a subsidiary of the appellant. In 1974, the respondent (Martin Atuahene) was engaged as a driver of the Produce Buying Agency. He rose through the ranks and retired as a Chief Driver of the P...